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9 posts tagged "Harvard"

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University files brief defending affirmative action in Supreme Court cases

Isa Sheikh | Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Last week, the Supreme Court heard two concurrent cases on the state of affirmative action in college admissions, Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College. The petitioner in both cases — Students for Fair Admissions, a nonprofit that has taken issue

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A greener Notre Dame

BridgeND | Friday, September 17, 2021

On Friday, Father Jenkins announced that Notre Dame has pledged to become a carbon-neutral campus by 2050. While this announcement is encouraging, the university can and should take more immediate action to combat climate change, specifically through shifting its massive $13.3 billion endowment investment portfolio away from the fossil fuel industry. While the call for

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Jenkins condemns ICE restrictions as University joins Harvard, MIT lawsuit

Observer Staff Report | Thursday, July 9, 2020

Editor’s Note: This story was last updated 11:07 p.m. July 13. University President Fr. John Jenkins officially filed an amicus curiae brief Monday in support of a lawsuit by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to block Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) decision to expel international students who attend universities exclusively online for

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Theology professor dies at 62

Observer Staff Report | Thursday, January 10, 2019

Gary N. Knoppers, the John A. O’Brien professor of theology, died at 62 from pancreatic cancer on Dec. 22, the University announced in a news release Thursday. Knoppers was a scholar of biblical studies and researched ancient Hebrew and Near Eastern history and law, the release said. “[Knoppers was] esteemed as a scholar and teacher,”

Sports

Irish set to begin regular season against Crimson

Elizabeth Greason | Friday, November 9, 2018

The defending national champions will begin their 2018-19 campaign Friday, when the No. 1 Irish host Harvard. Notre Dame has shown of a glimpse of what it is going to look like this season, as it played an exhibition matchup against Lewis University on Oct. 30, but Irish head coach Muffet McGraw was not all

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Dear college students: watch ‘The Simpsons’

Owen Lane | Thursday, February 8, 2018

Does anyone watch “The Simpsons” anymore? I know I could tackle much more pressing issues in my rare opinion piece, but this question has really been bugging me. Sadly, the cartoon has been a shell of its old self for about a decade now. Even so, I think it’s strange that I rarely meet another

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Ice in their veins: Irish Insider, Frozen Four edition

Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, April 6, 2017

Anders Bjork powers Irish national championship aspirations Notre Dame prepares for Frozen Four matchup against Denver Klonsinski: The time is now for the supposedly ‘young’ Irish State of the Irish infographic: Notre Dame is Frozen Four bound

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O’Boyle: Baylor needs to distance itself from Art Briles

Daniel O'Boyle | Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Just under a month ago in this column, I wrote about former Baylor head coach Art Briles and said teams looking for a new coach for 2017 need to stay away from the man who ignored what was nothing short of a rape epidemic while coaching the Bears. But recent development in the scandal compelled

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Notre Dame fails to upset Harvard, defeats Western Michigan

Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, December 1, 2015

No. 20 Notre Dame took to the ice twice over Thanksgiving weekend in the Shillelagh Tournament against No. 8 Harvard and Western Michigan, finishing the weekend with a 1-1 split. The Irish (6-4-4, 3-1-2 Hockey East) fell to the Crimson (6-1-1, 4-1-1 ECAC) Friday by a final score of 4-1 in the first meeting between

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